Fire experts warn of power strip dangers, stress smoke detector maintenance by: Dawson Rule, Jordan Honeycutt. Posted: Jan 13, 2025 / 11:27 PM EST. Updated: Jan 13, 2025 / 11:40 PM EST.

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A Texas A&M professor who has been sounding the alarm about smoke detectors for years says most devices on the market and in homes likely won't work fast enough to save lives during a fire.